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I rode Tree Farm last night and had my first ever trailside NIGHT time flat repair. I decided to skip today specifically because of the warmer temps. Cleaning the mud and gunk out of the chain and cassette is just a pain.

The snow was deep and crisp and even this Xmas eve...There were however about a million ice covered trees and bushes all over the single track trail, making it a bike, hike, crawl and drag expedition. It looked like no one else has been out there for weeks and despite the slow going, the bright sunshine and crisp temperatures made it just a magical day to be out in the woods.For a less tasking workout, the double track trails have seen some tractor usage and you can cover some distance happily in the tire tracks (without all of the deadfall and ice laden branches)

Addison Oaks is not worth riding right now. Today I entered off of Lake George, made it to the start of the Pinball Machine (power line crossing just after re-entering single track, seen above), and had to turn around because the ice-heavy brush was closing the trail. I tried riding some two track instead, but even much of that was blocked by icy brush and leaning trees.

I eventually made it to the pavement, rode that to the airfield, then followed (with great difficulty) some maintenance vehicle tracks back to the connector. It was nice to be out there, but not good riding. Go to Bald Mountain instead; it's much nicer there today.

Well at least not for another week or so of no rain for the track to dry out. Mile 1 through 3.5 have small stretches of snow/ice that will grab your front tire and send you into the dirt. Other than that there are multiple spots along the whole trail where it is hike a bike due to dead fall that needs to be removed on a trail day. A lot of it needs an ax or saw to manage it and more that two people on some of them. I tried removing all of the downed trees i could across the track but there is still a lot more that needs cleaning up. As for the mud factor, miles 1 through 4 have sections of heavy mud that goes up to your rim and no way around it. Mixed in with some standing water that's 2 to 4" deep in some spots.